asterism
The "Summer Triangle", an asterism easily seen overhead during clear summer nights (in the northern hemisphere).
Meaning
Noun
- An unofficial constellation (small group of stars that forms a visible pattern).
- A rarely used typographical symbol (⁂, three asterisks arranged in a triangle), used to call attention to a passage or to separate subchapters in a book.
- A star-shaped figure exhibited by some crystals by reflected light (as in a star sapphire) or by transmitted light (as in some mica).
Origin
- From , from ἀστήρ.
Modern English dictionary
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